MotoGP attendance slips
A total of 136,184 spectators attended the three days of action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Teen motorcycle racer killed in crash at Speedway
The death of a 13-year-old motorcycle rider at Indianapolis Motor Speedway cast a shadow over Sunday’s races at the historic
track and prompted mourning competitors to defend the development system for the dangerous circuit.
Speedway, MotoGP extend contract for another year
Shortly after this year’s first Indianapolis MotoGP practice started Friday, Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus
said the
two sides had agreed to a one-year contract extension that will bring the event back for a fourth year in 2011.
Weekend bike race incorporates Circle into course
Inaugural Indy Criterium using famed landmark in race that organizers hope will become an annual event. The race begins at
9 a.m. on Saturday.
Colts camp draws record crowd by wide margin
Almost four times as many fans showed up at the Indianapolis Colts’ training camp at Anderson University than did last year
in Terre Haute.
Big Ten seeking $20 million in TV money for football title game
Big Ten officials want nearly twice as much money as the Southeastern Conference is getting from CBS for its championship
football game.
Indianapolis to host Big Ten football title game in 2011
The Big Ten announced Thursday that the conference and the Indiana Sports Corp. will spend the next 30 days working out details
of the one-year deal. After that, the Big Ten will conduct thorough research to determine future locations.
Indianapolis making contingency plan for Super Bowl
NFL officials and the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee have a contingency plan if a work stoppage postpones the 2012
Super Bowl.
BENNER: ‘Empty’ Brickyard still pulls a pretty good crowd
We need to provide some perspective. If Brickyard 400 attendance was, as estimated, somewhere between 130,000 and
150,000, that still makes it the second-largest single-day sporting event in the world and represents a healthy influx of
cash, much of it coming from elsewhere, spent in the area over the weekend.
Declining attendance forcing Speedway to make changes
Three days after witnessing the smallest Brickyard 400 crowd in the race's 17-year history, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
CEO Jeff Belskus said he intends to cut ticket prices for about 75 percent of fans at next year's race.
Indy Racing League set to announce new chassis
Racing insiders say Dallara and Lola are frontrunners to become the new Indy Racing League chassis providers.
New March Madness plan includes four first-round games
Two of the so-called “First Four” games will match the lowest seeds, between 65 and 68. The other two games will include the
last four at-large qualifiers.
Super Bowl Host Committee beefs up its staff
Three of the six additions are executives on loan from the Indiana Sports Corp. and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors
Association.
Risk inherent with bid to bring World Cup to Indy
But promoters of effort to bring global soccer competition here in 2018 or 2022 aren’t concerned about repeat of financial
failures of World Basketball Championships.
NFL exec tours city, checks on Super Bowl preparations
The NFL’s Super Bowl point man tours legacy project, University of Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium to make sure city is
on track for 2012 event.
Franchitti earns $2.8 million for Indy 500 win
Franchitti’s earnings were part of an overall purse of $13,592,815. The paychecks were announced at the annual victory dinner
Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Flawless Franchitti wins his second Indy 500
Two years removed from his failed try in NASCAR, the Scottish driver holds on with barely a gallon of fuel in the
tank. Meanwhile, the much-touted Penske team falls victim to its own blundering.
Formula One set for U.S. comeback
Formula One, which hasn’t conducted a U.S. race since 2007 in Indianapolis, plans to return to the United States in 2012 with
an event at a new track in Austin, Texas.
This year’s 500 to feature litany of changes
Race organizers, trying to save money and pump new life into Indy’s old qualifying format, have shaken up the status quo.
CIB agrees to help Black Expo, but not with grant
Capital Improvement Board votes not to restore IBE’s annual $150,000 grant, but agrees to provide the organization
with in-kind services equaling the amount.